In reaction to an article published in an Iranian newspaper, Iran’s Foreign Minister spokesman said Sun. that Iran as always will continue to support unity, stability and security in Lebanon. Bahram Ghasemi made the remarks in response to an article published in Iranian newspaper ‘Jomhouri-e Eslami’ on April 4, which had called for changing Iran’s […]

City Council members on Sun. rejected the resignation submitted by Tehran’s mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi over ‘ill health’ and voted for his remaining in office. A session was held on Sunday at the City Council, chaired by Mohsen Hashemi, to discuss the resignation of Tehran’s mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi. Mr. Najafi handed in his resignation […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran on Sunday evening for a four-leg tour of Africa and South America. Heading a ranking political and economic delegation, the top Iranian diplomat would travel to Senegal, Namibia, Brazil and Uruguay, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced Saturday. Apart from meetings with the political, economic and […]

Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that Haley is wrong in her speculation that Iran will stay in nuclear deal if US leave the agreement. “The main objective of the JCPOA was to remove sanctions and as a result if we are supposed to return to sanctions era, with new […]

TEHRAN – Some 22,000 Azerbaijani nationals arrived in Iran’s northwestern Ardebil province during the two-week New Year holidays, Noruz, which ended on April 2, IRNA reported. A total of 21,917 Azerbaijani travelers entered the country from Bileh Savar border city (in Ardebil province). The figure indicates a significant year-on-year increase of 45 percent, Ali Rahmati, […]

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono have reaffirmed commitment to implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal. According to the EU website, Mogherini thanked Kono for Japan’s contribution to the implementation of the deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, through technical assistance. Mogherini issued a […]

The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces said Sat. that equipping rapid reaction forces as well as increasing the social status of the Army ground forces are top priorities for the Army this year. Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari made the remarks in a ceremony, attended by the Army commanders and deputy commanders as well as […]

An Iranian minister said the country’s National Information Network and local mobile network operators remained intact during a Friday night cyberattack on organizations across the world that also affected a number of Internet service providers in Iran. The National Information Network’s core part, run by the Telecommunication Infrastructure Company, a subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of […]

Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza and Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed matters of bilateral interests during a meeting on Saturday in Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Venezuelan counterpart in Tehran on Saturday morning. Venezuelan diplomatic delegation led by the Minister of the People’s Power of Foreign Affairs of […]

 The 18th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ended with issuing a statement condemning the illegal policies and actions of the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people. The final statement of the NAM meeting which concluded on Friday, April 6 in Baku, the Azerbaijani Republic condemned the illegal and practices against the Palestinians […]